Press Release – AfriNIC reduces its
fees for Research & Education Institutions
Upon a proposal from the Association of African
Universities (AAU), AfriNIC, the Regional Internet Registry for
Africa, has agreed to provide special pricing to education and research
institutions in the AfriNIC service region.
From July 1st 2007, research and education institutions
in all African and Indian Ocean Countries will be entitled to a
50% discount on set-up, membership and assignment fees for IP number
resources, which AfriNIC assigns to them.
This measure is expected to increase research
and development at university level in IP technologies and Internet
applications related development.
To the same end, AfriNIC will be holding two joint
training sessions with the AAU in 2007, to increase awareness and
knowledge on the latest developments in Internet technologies.
This close collaboration between AfriNIC and the
Association of African Universities in enhancing Internet access
and capacity development for AAU members and other education and
research institutions follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
AfriNIC, AAU and AfNOG in September 2006.
Adiel Akplogan, CEO of AfriNIC stated: ‘These
measures are the results of AfriNIC's commitment to support the
academic and research community in Africa. We have to continue working
together for a better involvement of the Academic community to the
development of Internet in Africa region’
About AfriNIC
AfriNIC is a non-governmental and not-for-profit membership based
organisation. Its main role is to serve Africa region as Regional
Internet Registry, alike the four other continents which have their
own RIR.
AfriNIC’s mission is to provide professional
and efficient distribution of Internet number resources to the African
Internet community, to support Internet technology usage and development
across the continent and strengthen self Internet governance in
Africa by encouraging a participative policy development.
About AAU
The Association of African Universities (AAU) is the apex organization
and forum for consultation, exchange of information and co-operation
among institutions of higher education in Africa. It represents
the voice of higher education in Africa on regional and international
bodies and supports networking by institutions of higher education
in teaching, research, information exchange and dissemination.
The Mission of the AAU is to help raise the quality
of higher education in Africa and strengthen its contribution to
African development by fostering collaboration among its over 200
member institutions.
Through its Research and Education Networking
Unit, the Association facilitates the building of synergies among
the many information and communications technology (ICT) initiatives
for higher education institutions currently under way in Africa,
especially the formation of research and education networks. It
also supports collective action in relation to increased access
to better and cheaper connectivity for the education sector.
27th June 2007
To contact AfriNIC: t: +230 4666616, f:
+230 4666758, e: press@afrinic.net, www.afrinic.net
To contact AAU: t: +233 21774495, f: +233
21774821, e: info@aau.org, www.aau.org
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